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July 14, 2008
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Congressional Ban Set to Expire on September 30
 
Washington, D.C. - The Institute for Energy Research (IER) applauded President Bush’s decision to rescind the executive moratorium on outer continental shelf (OCS) energy production originally established by his father in 1990.  After urging the president to exercise this authority and eliminate [...]

 
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July 14, 2008
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78 Days Until Congressional Offshore Energy Ban Expires
 
Washington, D.C. - The Institute for Energy Research (IER) launched a "Countdown Calendar" highlighting the days that remain until the Congressional moratorium on outer continental shelf (OCS) energy leasing expires.  Unless the Congress takes action to extend the ban, it will expire on [...]

 
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July 11, 2008
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Brian Kennedy (202) 434-8200
EPA Proposal the most sweeping, pervasive in history

Washington, D.C. - The Institute for Energy Research (IER) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) on carbon.  IER Director of State Affairs Dan Simmons issued the following statement:

“I’m not [...]

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“An unprecedented expansion of EPA authority.” – EPA Administrator Johnson
Explaining EPA’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Greenhouse Gases

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that is it well on its way to regulating at least 85 percent of the energy used in America in the name of global warming (nevermind the [...]

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July 11, 2008
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Brian Kennedy (202) 434-8200
New Proposals Ignore the Obvious: Access to New Supplies

Washington, DC – As the head of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) warned of potential supply shortages and unlimited price increases should there be a military conflict that halts Iran’s oil production, leaders in Congress unveiled highlights [...]

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July 10, 2008
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Brian Kennedy (202) 434-8200
Washington, DC – The Institute for Energy Research (IER) today released an analysis of the “Pickens Plan” to reduce America’s dependence on foreign sources of oil by erecting massive wind farms and redirecting natural gas to the transportation market. Rob Bradley, founder and chairman of IER, issued the [...]

The “Pickens Plan” to reduce America’s dependence on foreign sources of oil by erecting massive wind farms and redirecting natural gas to the transportation market is fatally flawed.  IER has identified the following pitfalls:
Wind power is intermittent
Wind power is intermittent—electricity is generated only if and when the wind blows, and blows hard enough to spin [...]

The National Petroleum Reserve – Alaska (NPR-A):
Formerly known as the Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4, the vast 23-million acre area on Alaska’s North Slope has a history of nearly 100 years of petroleum exploration. In 1923, mindful of the land’s conceivable petroleum value, President Harding set aside these 23 million acres as an emergency oil [...]

Dan Simmons
Director of State Affairs
When the Boxer-Lieberman-Warner global warming bill was debated on the floor of the Senate June 2nd to June 6th, one thing became clear—the costs of cap and trade style greenhouse gas regulation were enormous. Almost all serious economic analyses agree on this central point.
Despite their defeat in the Senate, the supporters [...]